Porn Capitals

The Smuttiest Cities in America

The porn capital of the U.S.A. is Mickey Mouse's home. We'll assume that's a coincidence

April 16, 2012

Researched by Christa Sgobba, Illustrations by Noma Bar

Most porn films may be shot in the L.A. area, but their biggest audience is in Orlando. We know what you're thinking: How can the home of G-rated theme parks be skin-flick central? It seems that while tourists line up at a kid-friendly fantasy world, the locals prefer one in which Snow White and the dwarfs whistle while they... well, you know.

We peered through a statistical peephole to tabulate the following criteria: the number of DVDs purchased, rented, or streamed (AdultDVDEmpire.com); adult entertainment stores per city (StorErotica.net); rate of porn searches (Google Insights); and the percentage of households who subscribe to a cable channel that shows soft-core porn (SimplyMap). Not only were Orlando folks the randiest residents, but Florida was also the most salacious state.

Access Denied

Thanks to high-speed Internet, a pornucopia of X-rated flicks is a few clicks away—unless your city is listed here with an asterisk. These places fall into Adult DVD Empire's no-stream category, a restriction companies put in place to avoid being charged with violating community standards. But these standards were meant for mail-order porn, says obscenity law attorney Jeffrey J. Douglas, and shouldn't apply online. Petition your politicians to stop the Net-nannying.

Smutphone

Kids' peeking at Dad's porn stash is so last century. In a U.K. survey, one in four boys (and one in five girls) reported viewing adult-only sites on their phones. Shield your child's eyes with the Mobicip Safe Browser app (mobicip.com, $5, Android or iOS). It uses age-based filtering to block sites and is recommended by the Parents' Choice Foundation.

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